The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 June 1938

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Daily News AND DAILY NEWS NO. UJOS. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, Jt SE 25. 19.18 10 TENTS.
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  • 628 1 Italo-German Notes To Government SWISS ANXIETY AT NAZI COMMENT FOLLOWING a reauest from ti>i t- r,.?. ltr 'i ui -i norn me .swiss Government, „/f i Rlbbe '"-™P. the German Foreign Minister yesterday gave formal recognition of Sw^f rSs£;\ tion amongst the SwLsT UVe beon Mlrt 1
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  • 168 1 Warship Murder Trial: Dwyer A cquitted SAILORS CHEER VERDICT EV HONG KONG COURT Hong Kong, June 24. \BLE Seaman Edwin Moreland Dwyer, wms today acquitted on a charge of murdering Leading Seaman Robert Dickinson on board H.M.S. Dorsetshire on May 2. Pandemonium reigned when the verdict was given. There was
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  • 106 1 Chinese Resistance To Marines Swatow. June LONE Japanese seaplane t. day bombed the Swatow railway sta- j hitting soir.e sid^iga and the mlnistrative oflice. It is t ']tcTte<l that 100 Japanese tines jttempted a test landing at, Nan near Chinghai. from upported by aircraft, but i
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  • 31 1 Intensive air and chemical drill, involving the entire civilian population, will be carried out at seven strategic cities —Moscow. Leningrad. Kiev, Minsk. BaKii. Vladivostok and Khabarovsk between Julfr 1-Oct. I.- Reuter
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  • 69 1 «'From (Mir Own Corresponden( London. June 24. jyiIXCIN'G lANF opinion today is that the recent improvement m the price of rubber will continue. Furthei improvement evpected next week. The Isondon rubber market is. however, rinsed tomorrow. Rubber dealers find some encouragement m the fact that the
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  • 164 1 British Drive In The Balkans: French View M. Tatarescu's Visit To Londor Paris. IMM 24. (THE British economic driv? m the Balkana and the Danube area m -rnpetition with Germany li dlic HMflti lin L'Epoque. tne Paris newspaper, [which states that Eritain is leading the little countries m the Balkan.?
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  • 95 1 Simla, June Si. THE Government of India is carefully watching the situation m Waziristan where the general situation has received a setback because of the activities of a mystery man, Pir, believed to be a native of Damascus. Pir recently entered Waziristan with the intention of settling
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  • 81 1 Nearly 100 Japanese sailor, ami marines were killed and a BSJBMtjet Mere injured when a Japanese launch on the Yan«tse River today struck a Chinese mine between Ankuiß and the Matang boom. Reutrr says that the report of the incident is perfectly reliable and that the
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  • 208 1 England's Bad Start Good Recovery RNGLAND lot oi( £V\M..IM) batted first ,i >«vMrrrfav md it Hoxc of pU had totalled |«<» f ur vr ukeU Hammond is !l.) not out and \nir- not out. Payntrr was out fur )m I)rtai!> «»ii pier hi. London erttlea mom
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 56 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home Malaya's Premier Hotel. TONIGHT Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 P.M. Dinner and Dance (formal) 9.45 to midnight SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF ANDY RICE VERSATILE COMEDIAN. NON-DINERS SI KIJSTAFFEL Served RAFFLES Orchestra Today from 11.30 to 2.30
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    • 160 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL SPECIAL NNNBR.DANCE §k CABARET S. n uuan roniuui mimumi»M im MM* sr,.-- NON-MOM si— mm mikmm DON DOLLY a SUNDAY 1 MORNING I HY KKIIKKS BAM) I*K R !\1 \f fr] 1 Ouwrnu 1 "RAYMOND or
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  • 451 2 Effect Of Floods On The War JAPANESE FORCES TO CHANGE TACTICS Hankow, June 24. AN official message says the Chinese headquarters m Central China have received information that the floods m the Yellow River and the Yangtze valleys have compelled the Japanese to
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  • 114 2 SINGAPORE amateur drama fo'lowcrs are probably 7iot as critical an audience m Boston, but what irould be the reaction of a local company if one of their shoics was criticised m the terms behove The following theatrical review appeared m a Boston newspaper after a company
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  • 153 2 F.M.S. Chinese Registration Of Businesses BEHIND closed doors at the Chinese Secretariat. Singapore, yesterday seven influential Federated Malay States Chinese met the Protettor of Chinese, Mr. A. B. Jordan. The deputation is ur.dcrstjod to have opposed the Business Registration Bill and to have sought an audience with the High Commissioner,
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  • 212 2 U.S. TIN CONSUMPTION DOWN 45 PER CENT. Now Statistics Issued By Hague Bureau From Our Own Correspond %t 1 London. Jun? 24, ACCORDING to figures issued today by The Hague Statistical Bureau of th? International Tin Committee, world tin production for the first four months of this year totalled 57.800
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  • 82 2 I d"rm. June '24. The text is Issued today of the An Turkish Armaments Credit Agreement Bill, the purpose of which is to conIfinn and give effect to the agreement between the British Government and I the Government of the Turkish RepubIlic, under which Britain undertakes
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  • 45 2 London. June 24. The Chairman's sob-committee of the Non-Intervention Committee met at the Foreign Office this morning, and it is understood that the problem i i financing the British scheme for the withdrajral of foreign volunteers from Spain was discussed. British Wireless.
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  • 276 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala I.umpur. June 21. r\ES('IUBFI> as "lueotlifHfle** and not the least amenable to discipline, Darus bin Mohained. a young police constable, was today sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment for striking Corporal Abdul Gaffor, his superior officer, at the central
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  • Article, Illustration
    33 2 lIERR HITLER, m company with Field-Marshal Gcering and army and air force chiefs, attended aerial and anti-aircralt manoeuvres near the Pommcranian coast. Herr Hitler (left) is seen following the manoeuvres with his binoculars.
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  • 201 2 Funeral Of Countess Of Strathmore At Glamis On Monday King And Queen To Attend London June 24. THE funeral of the Queen's mother, the Countess of Strathmore, will take place at dlamis at noon on Monday and will he attended by Their Majesties, the Kins and Queen. At the same
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  • 347 2 One Of The Year's Best Comedies Haiel Flagg Carole Lombard Wally Cook Fredric March Dr. Downer Charles Winninger Stone Walter Connolly Dr. Il££plhoffcr Hfj Ruman Max Maxie Ro«cnhtum SACRED" at the Capitol lives tip to its name. Just nothing is sacred m this iraiiest ol
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  • 59 2 Mrs. Mary VVoodford. wile ol Mr. H. E. Woodford. of the Department of Statistics, died m the Singapore General Hospital, yesterday. Thirty- four years old. Mrs. Wood lord leaves five children. The funeral will take place this afternoon at the Church of the Holy
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  • 33 2 A vote of appreciation of the services cf Mr C C. Dunman, a member of the Municipal Commission who died recently, and of .sympathy with his relatives was passed by the commission yesterday.
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 212 2 A Correspondent's Complaint (To the Fditor of the I rre Ft. Sir,— The i»» t a. nuisance. a.s far as I know, is from I betel ehewtn inside iai out>iu. ccrtrin cinema ha'ls. Ex;> a nasty habit m a publio pla« cr.n .stop it In pr:v.it<\
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  • 69 2 (To the Kilitnr of th«- I rre Pi. Sir. w. the under rxprvss as. your otottaftry s.«'t rtganU Mr Roger BwHttohan In t iMlie. the nature of v hirh v should not be Rttowtd tU d. Your.«. elc W P Fulchrr I>»\-.«! i MM| H Alkln-Berry. \V
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  • 126 2 CASHIER WHO "LOST HIS HEAD" U7ek dan SWKt lormtr ff i mpiofid by lhi Muni cl.irpcd m the Singapore D trict Court yesterday befon Mr n a Forrrr with criminal brrarh i of $665. Woo. who was rtpn by Mr. M. V. Pillay pleaded guilt) Pillay.
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  • 353 3 ICE FACTOR V SOURCE OF INFECTION? ALTHOUGH 241 CASES OF TYPHOID FEVER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IN SINGAPORE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH IT IS LIKELY THAT THE TOTAL HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY HIGHER, DR. P. S UVSTEH l^. PORE HEALTH OFFICER. TOLD THE MUNICIPAL
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  • 257 3 Not Commissioners' Duty To Relieve Housing Congestion FHE duty of relieving the housing congestion lin Singapore did not by law fall on the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. This statement was made by the President Mr. W Bartley, at a Commissioners* meeting yesterday when he dealt with the question ot* housing raised
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 3 picture. NEW HIGH TENSION CABLE: Workmen m Cecil Street yesterday Uyin? the new electrical high tension cable which will r,,n f™™ Grove Road to St. James Power Station. >»££ ft£S me? Free Press
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  • 25 3 Law Notice For The Day The C hief Justice. Mr. Justice u'He< kett Terrell and >Ir, Justice ili rue. At J ihor?— Court of Appeal.
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  • 35 3 Dr. V. K. Samy. new member of the Municipal Commission, was welcomed meeting of the MuniC >mmlssion. He was appointed to No. 2 committee, which deals with public health and associated questions.
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  • 157 3 "Have To Be Seen To Be Believed" "THE health officer's report shows that conditions m Singapore have to be seen to be believed," declared Mr. A. W. W. Ker at yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commission. 'Children are being literally In squalor, and are afflicted with every conceivable ailment bred
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  • 43 3 ACOUSTICS DIFFICUL TY PXPERIMENTS m improving the acousttcj of the Municipal Commiss ons Council Chamber, by the installation of microphones and loud"ncakers. have so far been unsuccessful, the President-. Mr. W. Bartley, told commissioners y 's.erday. Difficulty was !">?:ns c::;: rtenc with reverberations.
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  • 37 3 A suggestion for the appointment o/ a permanent officer, who durinperiods of absence of the Municipal President, on sick or casual leave Id be empowered to act as hi? deputy, was rcj"ct?d by the Municipal Commission yesterday.
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  • 119 3 TO deal with the recent petition addressed to the Singapore Municipal Commissioner* by the cler'cal staff asking for improved working conditions, Commissioners decided at their meeting yesterday to appoint a sub-committee next month. The sub-committee will inquire Into the application from married officer.; m the
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  • 59 3 Two soldiers of the Royal Inni.^kil lings Fusiliers. A. Cairns, and VV. Crawford, appeared m the Singapore Sixth Police Ccurt yesterday on four charges of attempted thefts of motor cars, parked along the Stamford Road, near the Capitol Flats, m the early hours of
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  • 64 3 Health Chief To Retire THE retirement of the municipal Health Officer, Dr. P. S. Hunter, is foreshadowed by a decision of the Municipal Commission yesterday. The Commission approved a committee decision that Dr Hun. ters's service be extended by approximately three months until a convenient sailing: date next March. H«»
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  • 444 3 DATHEB THW DBPBITI THK IX ITINERANT HAWKER OF HIS LIVING BY THK CANCELLATION OF HIS LICENCE, SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS SHOULD TRY TO EDUCATE THEM IN THE HYGIENIC PREPAKATION AM) SERVING OF THE FOODS THEY SOLD, ADVOCATED MR. S. B. TAN AT THE MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 35 3 YOUR CHOICE IN FASHION FABRICS FOR SEASON PLAIN and PRINTED LINENS tSHARK-SKIN IN COLOURS PRINTED CREPES and CHIFFONS PRINTED ORGANDIE and TULE ORGANDIE LACE ALL THESE and VARIOUS OTHER AT: 11-43, HIGH ST. 'PHONE 7957.
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    • 488 3 g^^^sjW^^^7^^*R^^sP^^T3B^^P|jSji^^S^^N^?3^^<^a^^ "1 ■T bbbb\ B) BaY fai BaV^aT^aaßV aßaaaff aWlaa TC -BALlfrom July Slh until July 25th. AT GREATLY REDUCED RATE. Uetatiea information from }S DKA I ILVICT X H.M. LINE TEL 5451. -i Tttii JriMriJii irtf 18 BATTERY ROAD. IST FLOOR. SINGAPORE TEL NO 7143 Our Controlling Director, Mrs
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  • 2112 4 Complete Survey Of Land And By H. J. J. Sargint Special To N. A. N. A. The Free Press DRITAIN is spending nearly a million pounds a day on arms. This is the staggering cost of her re-armament programme. Where is
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  • 206 4 Once Crippled With Rheumatism He was not wrong, eiunr |fc|g man who concluded that he would n-.r need his crutches again. Writing al experiences, he says For five years I was a crippir due to rheumatism, and was given up as a hopeless case.
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    • 228 4 Give Your Dog A Regular Course Of SHERLEY'S TONIC i. CONDITION POWDCRS The cause of McxvJiness, PborGoat»l Appetite, Listlessness, Itciung, >. I ing, Hair SheJJin^,' etc., is u>! bl<><xi. But a doc*: bl«>«»d i'n!v pen overheated when it is impure. K% I 'J«r dog's blo«*l PURE and you Will n
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  • 176 5 No Need To Borrow Says Judge YOU REDUCE YOUR EXPENSES THERE IS NO NEED TO BORROW MONEY WAS THE ADVICE GIVEN BY MR. JUSTICE HORNE IN THE SINGAPORE HIGH COURT YESTERDAY TO KEH CHAI KEE, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Adjudicated a bankrupt with a
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  • 133 5 Debts Amount To $9,000 JUDGE REFUSE ORDER JIfADE a bankrupt on the petition of i.is .-^Ler-in-law to whom he was d to thn extent of $9,000 Tan i Siah, a 57-year-old Chinese, I hi.s public examination before Justice Home m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court, yesterday. lid that he WM worth
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  • 73 5 $1,000 GRANT FOR HOME FOR AGED Subject to the sanction of the Governor m Council, the Singapore Municipal Commissioners will make a grant of $1,000 this year towards the <'ost or maintaining the Home for the Aged at Thomson Road, which is conducted by the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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  • 112 5 WHEN three Chinese, Kwang Ah Peow, Tay Kirn Hock and Ang SiSw Tian. appeared before Mr. G. S. Rawlings, m the Singapore Third Court, yesterday, on charges of voluntarily causing hurt, the complainant, a Eurasian named Ashby. was absent. Mr. A. J. Braga, counsel for
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  • 1045 5  - HITLER'S "LITTLE HOMELANDS" OVERSEAS GERMANS Webb Miller New^Smgapore Club Will Be Cen tre For Community J T^manTi,^ 6 fo Q Undati n st °ne be laid of a new Teuton^ ri.S m Sin f a P° re th first since the old leutonia Club was closed on the outbreak of
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  • 115 5 QN a site near the junction of Dunearn Road and Adam Road, there will be laid tomorrow the foundation stone of Deutsches Ha us. The clubhouse should be finished by the end of October. Entered by a private road from the Dunearn Road-Adams Road junction, the site is
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  • 32 5 BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE RKM IMI BATTALION of the Internationa! Briffade fighting for the Government Army m Spain, photographed preparing food m a Held kitchen on the Aragon front.
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  • 323 5 (Frowi Our Own Correspondent) CXPERLMENTS whicK'v* the Government to aid the production of better milk m Malaya are described m an article m the Malayan Agricultural Journal published by the department of Agriculture. It has been discovered that guinea grass is the best
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  • 101 5 NOT SUFFICIENT ORDERS I ACK of sufficient OTden led to a Bengali tailor, Ifohamed Idris, being involved m $1,400 d;^bts. This was disclosed m the Bankruptcy Court. Singapore, yesterday, when j Idris was examined by the Asst. Official Assignee (Mr. J. W. D. Ambrose). He said that his business had
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    • 319 5 Vter me^> TF roar life is beinic nv»ii« n<i*rr A We by X distressing heartburn. ff.ttu!*n,c. >v k headaches and pain .t.'ter nieaN. t!,rn follow the example of Nurse Jeuniu^i. „< VSVktott. who writos "I was a great suffrrer w.th h^rthvra -and pains after eating, and I dreadaA aaealtime» Aftrr
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  • 160 6 GEOBGSfI CARPF.NTIFR, former >. urld hii\v weight boxing champion. Is seen on the left competing m the bicycle C'oncours d'Elegance m Paris. On the right are Japanese bluejackets .ooie-stepping past the reviewing stand a tiring the Japanese Naval Review hrld m Shanghai, m commemoration of the battle
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  • 325 7 Romeo And Juliet Museum Wl H H y y f t0 »«««Bing tourist traffic, Signer Verona containing all the availahlp ftjATERIAL for the unique I*l museum is steadily flowing Into Verona from all parts of the peninsula and even from abroad. Operatic scores dealing with the
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  • 95 7 Students On Causing Hurt Charge IN the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. H. Koh, two students from Raffles College, C. Jansen and K. Jansen and their fitter Miss F. Jansen, teacher In the St. Joseph's Institution, were charged with causing hurt to Mr. C. Marcus of the
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  • 90 7 Money-Lenders Bankrupts f^ECLARING that money lenders should not be encouraged, to lend money to bankrupts Mr. Justice Home, m the Singapore High Court yesterday, refused to make an order* where a person was made bankrupt for the second time. While he wa.s an undischarged bankrupt Mr. C. E. Fernandez, a
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  • 101 7 •From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, June 24. REMARKING that adultery had not been Droved and therefore the petitioner had not proved his case. Justice Raja Musa today dismissed the petition of Swamidas Peter, a railway guard, of Gemas. who applied for divorce against his wife, Felicia Mary
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  • 19 7 internati,,,,, Horse S h ow Londl> y n f^« J*f permission of fe French Government.
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  • 174 7 Venice, June 19. TPKE second important art manifestation of the year which Venice will offer to its visitors will be the Festival of International Contemporary Music, the sixth since its institution. It wi'l be held m September, from 5 to 1?,. This festival follows
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  • 76 7 m mdi to fly to f)ar-es-Salaam. two passengers accompanied by a dog were informed, regretfully, that the animal could not be allowed aboard the Empire flying-boat. As they refused to be parted Irom their pet. someone suggested the hiring of a private specialcharter aircraft—in which
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  • 117 7 $200,000 Napoleonic Collection Paris, June 10. A BOOK which Napoleon took with him to St. Helena to study English is among a $200,000 collection of rare Napoleonic and Romantic period books and bindings and now on exhibition here. The price of Napoleon's English book which contains 118 quotations m Napoleon's
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  • 73 7 THE German Govern ment will issue special .stamps, it has been made known, on the occasion of the sport and gymnastics festival m Breslau starting on July 24. The new issues v.ill be m the denominations of 3. 6. 12 and II pfennig*. The stamps will show
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  • 41 7 The King has approved, the appointment of Colonel C. G. Waterhouse as Inspector-General and Military Adviser of the Ministry of Defence, to the British military mission attached to the Iraq army. He has been given the rank of Major-Goneral.— British Wireless.
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  • 133 7 THE 1939 budget of the Banka Company. Batavia, provides for the construction of a huge new dredge costing 553.200,000 Straits. The dredge will be used m the sea on the eastern side of Banka Island. Two Singapore Chinese, Mr. Tan Kah Kce, cliairman of the Singapore China
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    • 197 7 HOSPITAL In Aid of WEEK ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL 2-9 July UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF 1938. H.E. SIR SHENTON THOMAS GRAND CINEMA MATINEE AT THE CAPITOL THEATRE ON MONDAY 4TH JULY AT 6.15 P.M. ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY! "Theodora Goes wild" wHli Irene Dunne Randolph Scott with supporting programme of
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    • 10 7 SMART SUITINGS by Expert Tailor. DOULATRAMS 48 50. HIGH STREET.
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    • 209 7 £CSfI)W)GK? JACK BUCHANAN TODAY 3.15 6.-S 9.1S 9 Al II J^» UP »B IJI most 3 1 MC.II iif L' m sllow l vfer j KKOM n,K R.XOKO-R. fHI)U MAKE \v;<" Wl WHISTLE KT2S Tilir SHU^JSS ilill *a n d o i p h tiik nr.sT TK.sr match, at «,iiAN
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  • 626 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1938. "Infinitely Worse" DR. P. S. HUNTER'S annual report on the health of Singapore may be summarised m general terms as follows This is a very healthy tropical city, with no smallpox, plague or cholera, few serious epidemics, and practically no malaria there
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  • 1037 8  - Every Citizen Forms The Bodyguard Of Popular King Gustav Hendrik Willem Van Loon The Grand Old Man Of Sweden By Jlfß. lIENDRIK WIIJJM IT VAN LOON, the writer of this despatch, is a flfftinsuished author who was born m Holland an<l went as a young man to the United States.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 108 8 C A L. D B E C K'S BY SPECIAL Wf J A."^3 TO H M THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM ESTD. J^^^^a 1f179 ENGAGEMENT a tTERNITY RINGS. m m (Incorporated m Ceylon) 19 21. High Street, }No j BisllOD street MNGAPORE IPOH PENANG. Don't be Vague ask for o
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    • 25 8 For FIRE INSURANCE APPLY TO THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE V LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. (Incorporated to Great Britain) HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE PHONE: 64K41
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  • 535 9 Wishes Of Chinese For Monogamy To IMPORTANT change ,n the marriage laws of the colony are proposed m provisional draft bills published n. the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last nffi Besides meeting the wishes of those modern Chinese and other non-Christiana who have today
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 9 AT lllL International Horse Sliow at Olympia, ••Titch." a ten-weeks-old Shetland Tony, the baby of the show, is carried into the hall by Mrs. K. C.rasbv. of Paventry.
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  • 131 9 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 24. The popular Kuala Lumpur flyer Mr. G. W. Haieh, who came to Malaya six months ago as the first civil trained instructor lor the K.L. Flying Club, today announced his engagement to an Australian girl. Miss Kathleen Eleanor
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  • 118 9 British Arms For Japan: M.P.'s Question London. June 24. MR. Oliver Stanley, replying m the House of Commons today to Sir F. Acland said that tan licences had i been issued during the last twe.ve months for the export of war material to Japan. The last was dated Feb. 14.
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  • 43 9 A proposal made by the Friends of Singapore that the Municipal Commissioners should become perpetual members on payment of a fee of $50 was rejected by the comm.ssicners yesterday on the ground that there was no power to spend funds for this purpose.
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  • 306 9 AFTER pleading guilty to a series of criminal breach of trust charges, involving a total sum of $8,300. Harry Goldenberg, an elderly Britisher, claimed trial before Mr. G. S. Rawlings, m the Singapore Third Court, yesterday. On Thursday Golcienberg p:eaded guilty to five charges and when
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  • Article, Illustration
    57 9 A C.REAT CONGBEM was held m KraHslava. Czechoslovakia to celebrate the anniversary of the signing: of the Pittsburjj Treaty which gave Czechoslovakia Independence m 1918. A deputation of Chechoslovakians UrZJ^r?<i attended the congress. This huge photo K raphic enlargement of the Pittsburg Treaty surrounded by Hags and leaves outside the
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  • 221 9 NO SECONDER FOR OPPOSITION MOTION AN attack on the acceptance of tenders for the supply of Japanese cement to the Municipal Commission was made by Mr. S. B. Tan at a Meting of the Commissioners ve^terdnv. "The country of origin of this cement has
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  • 158 9 F.V the usually cheerful offices of the X.P.M. Line there was yesterday an atmosphere of gloom. Foloivina the inoculating of many members of the staff against typhoid fever, the company's personnel :cas sitting stiffly at its desks nursing sore arms and endeavouring to keep sirollen
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  • 124 9 "Girl Friends" May Be Admitted CPECIAL provision for the en- tertainment of "'girl friends'' at the Singapore Cricket Club will be considered at a general meeting of the club on July 8. II If proposed that feminine residents of Singapore, other than members of the family of people eligible for
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  • 62 9 A C*HtOueat who was «liurc«<! with, another possessing '*fl t.it.il.s oi opium oil heard the ss. OQ Pasqulor. was sentenced t > 11 months' rtK<>r<»us imprisonment at Kmnapon >•• vt«Tday. Th" other w.ts arquit' They w»tp SU Ka\ Kay *1 yuilty and LfOQg 'lni The opium was
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  • 426 9 •'IF the present economic condition of Malaya ;s taken Into consideration, it would seem that by allowing th» refugees to come to Malaya, things would wofsjta bei thousands would be found rosanSDC all ovt i the country lAd would be the cause of
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 405 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCK SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday Chare oi £1 denomination unless Latest Quotations Previously otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c, 1944-64.... 1133,4 1133/ 4 Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 i»% 1131^ Com. U»«on Assce. (Units) 10 10 Prudenfc*] Assce. "A" 33V, 33y,
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    • 348 10 The followir g quotations are published by courtesy ot S. E. Levy and Co., and Swan Culbertson and Fritz. UOW-JONES AVERAGES. Previouslj Yesterday's Close Close Changes 30 Industrials ..123.99 ]27 .40 up 341 20 Rails 22.40 24.60 up 2 14 20 Utilities 20.36 20.51 up .15 40
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    • 85 10 June 24, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. In cases (F. 0.8 June> 22 Vb 82% Good F.A Q. m bales (FOB. June) 217 16 219 16 No. IX. R.S.S. (Spotloose) (awardable Singapore) 22 22 Vs July 22% 22y 2 July-Sept. 22% 22% Oct.-Dec.
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    • 179 10 From London 5.30 p.m. Yesterday RUBBER: Firm. London: 6 11 lGd. 6 13 16 d. Previously: 6 9 16d. ***** d August: 6?4d. 67' B d. Previously: 6%d. C 3 4d. Oct.-Dcc: 6 7 d. 6 15j16d. Previously: 6%d. 6 13 16d Jan. -Mar.: 6 1516 d.
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    • 74 10 I From London: Latest Quotations TIN: Firm. Spot: £188 17s. 6d. Previously: £186 17s. «d. Three months: £189 17s 6d. Previously: £187 17s. 6d. NEW YORK TIN: Opening price: 42 75. Previously: £42 12. COPPER: Settlement: £37 7s. 6d p r p\^^usiy £36 12s 6d GOLD: Yesterday:
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    • 79 10 I L/ondon Closing Quotations Method of Paritj oefore Latest PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Rate viously p 3 ri ..Franc to 121.1 m 15 lGd. 177 15 10 New Voric S to 4.88 4.96 4 953, 4 Amsterdam Guilders to 4 97 3 4 8 95^ 8 95 Hong
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    • 201 10 SELLING June M London, T.T. 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2 3 25 32 Lyon.s, demand *2053 Switzerland, demand 248? 4 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57% Montreal, demand 57 7 R Batavia. demand 103 5 16 Samarang, demand 103 3 16 Calcutta, Bombay, and
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    • 171 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY MINING. Tin at midday was $95, up 75 cents. According to cables received tin shares m London yesterday were cither unchanged or slightly firmer. s In the local market, however, probably due to the interest m
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    • 1210 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser And Co. 's List FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938: 5 P.ML MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 2>id 4s TVfrd Austral Maiu\ (£> 42s ttd 47s bd N Ayer Hitam (ss) 21s 6d 21s 9d x.d. Ayer Weng ($1) .57V4
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    • 71 10 S. E. Levy Co. Shanghai. Hongkong. Manila Singapore. investment Bankers and Brokers m Securities and r n n,«,<wi Daily Forevn Market Cables an< l Quotat£ sSSS** I*1 MEMBERS. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC NFW YORK COFFEE SUGAR EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOAR'J OF rRADE. CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
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  • 1193 11 SCRAP COLLECTOR ON RUBBER OUTLOOK Supplies Restricted But Consumption Is Still The Vital Question A FORTNIGHT ago I discussed the immediate effect upon the market of the I.R.R.C.'s decision to nit th» release for the third quarter of the ye!r "to 45
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  • 71 11 Manila, June 23. Last Sale Prices Previous Today Pesos Antamok 0.425 0.42 Atok 0.27 0265 Coco Grove 0.455 0.455 Demonstration 0.275 0.27 IX.L. 0.70 unquoted Masbate 0.15 0.15 Mines Operations 0.10 0.106 San Mauricio 0.44 0.43 United Paracale 0.31 0.29 Gold Share Averages: Previous 75.18 Today's
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  • 176 11 Price Likely To Rise R^ANY Ui.;:.'.s haw to thr return of 4 I that bten taken place on th<> w.irlu mir-kt-Ls during thi pact Week, •> I Messrs. l<wi.s and l e,tt «.S;i, ip r< i Ltd. Hoptv, ijl an <-arl> Ml of Spanish civil war. a l<\s.soniMK of thi
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 593 11 CL^JFIED^ADVERTISEMENTS Singapore. Kaala Lotnpar Office: 25 Java Street. i™k nm 5171 a ne with Ipoh Office: Brewster Road. Phone: 3683. PenaM Office: 12 Bisbop Street. Penant Phone: 1477. London Office; 4« 4J Fleet Street. London E.C.4. Phone: Central 3668— 3tt«9 Trt: Leadmalaya London SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore SMIU.n Oatside Without Malaya.
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    • 426 11 HEARTBURN SS»SaffiSias g t»e stomach. An occasional do* of rS£ T S U "**> that lesws hn mX and clc S "P the m. Sutfe.ers from heartburn, and indeed •ny form of iml.gestioD. can save them*tom diaconiiort and pain by the simi™, i^rard Stomach Powder m water after IZt ?XS
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    • 319 11 BANK OF CHINA •Incorporated m China b? Sx^r\mi Chart** 12. CrciJ strrrt Singmporf^ MODERN BANKING With branches and sub-br rsch«« throughout China, and corrc* pondents m all the principal »ttM of the world, the Bank is well equipped to transact modern banking business of every description. TO LET OFFICES^ BANK
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 634 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES r SINGAPORE TODAY r.iiL 1.33 me (ty nU/ p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral NMMt played by Rulers Hungarian Band directed by C Rt 1--5.00 Malay music t 30 Variety programme. t 7.00 The Victor Celeste Trio 1. 'Four Indian Love UxW At iv -V >rH Serenade." Oodard 72 5i25.
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    • 29 11 HONG KONG TODAY p m 660 Stock quotation* and Ex "h* rue Mar met rrport f 30-10 20 x imnc. 7 29 rime j.pnal «ti uti < pjajg pjaja nouncement.
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  • 693 12 Empire Ships For Empire Routes FOREIGN ENCROACHMENT «A SERIOUS MATTER" REFERENCE to the encroachment of foreign shipping on Empire routes was made at the launch of the motorship Bulolo, built by Messrs. Barclay, Curie und Co., Ltd., Whiteinch, to the order of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., Sydney. The
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  • 681 12 HIS Majesty's Trade Commissioner at Wellinuton. New Zealand, reports that the Timani Harbour Board Is calling for tenders for the supply and delivery on to its wharves Timaru Of 10 dredger buckets with c-a.st >teel back/. Tenders endorsed Tenders for dredge buckets." should be addressed to the chairman,
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    • 426 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m P.MJ9J TELEPHONE: Freight 54Ti— Passage 3ASU LLOYDS AGENTS. toOOKTVO AGENTS FOR tEDEKATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY* ROYAL STATE RAILWAY 9 OF 6IAM'f&ft&MAU PACSf l« THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—ACROSS CANADA by TRANS-CONTIN-ENTAL TRAIN without change— thence by CANADIAN
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    • 239 12 BIBBY LINE LONDON ADDKKSS B, PALL MALL, LONDON. S H I Mai! Passenger Vessels bel\. eeu RANGOON. COLOMBO. POX I SIDAN 1 MARSBILLn, PLYMOITH AND LONDON Hiili through connection from Singapore and Penani;. lIOMKWARD SAIIIV.s Rangoon Colombo OXFORDSHIRE June 30 July 7 WORCESTERSHIRE July 14 July 21 CHESHIRE July 28
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 645 12 I Local And I Foreign Mall Dispatches And Arrivals- DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm. Thursday ?-*5 am Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson. Weekdays* Kota Bahru, Kuala Krai Thursday and Briday* 7 am. Sunday 1 P m Kuala Lumpur and Penan^ Weekdays: 7-45 a.m. Malacca, Batu Annam, Batu
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    • 66 12 SHIPS IN TODAY The Singapore Harbour Board berthing arrangements for Saturday, June 25. Rajuia West 8 a.m. 22 godown. Poelau Bras West 10 a.m. 11 12. Tango Maru West am. 8/9. Delagoa Maru West 5 p.m. 1/2. Kola Shift 6 a.m. 30 31. Kelantan West a.m. 4. Klang P. Brani
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    • 123 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR The following ships are aiongs.de tre wha:vo.s or expected 'o arriveEast Wharf, Entrance Ciate 1: Exit 1: Rajula 22. Main Wharf. Entrance Ciate 2: Exit 3: Shirala 18: Pangkor 14; P>okiu Bras 11: Tango Maru 9; Kud tt 7. Empire Dock, Entrance (iate 2. Exit .1: Kola 30;
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    • 366 13 3P%jgM^BC^^^rj¥^^^^^Ll^^3*'^^t^^^^et^ 'till BY P&O and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS *T#tina,** Q._ lm T«nn W Spore. ..coo, g™ Si" BHUTAN 6,00 j ul v 30 RANrm A I 7 9 „000 «*«CHI am n.OOO sept HOMEWARDS Leaves lonnnre Spore. *r Tonnage Spore.
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    • 320 13 ELLERMAH BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. {Incorporated tn England.) FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL CTTV tramOr CITY OP DTOBY JJ aVre y 6on Rdm O«0W TunP"'- £2? o mm Ju *y July 10 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY 'Incorporated tn V.SA FOR ATLANTIC COAST PORTS OF us a
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    • 575 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. I SINGAPORE AND PENANG I PHONE SIS 4 (7 Lines) HEPKESENTING. Sllif*pi\n BSSS^b ss sis Mya^w* The Straits Sttantntatp Co Itd A|**deen A Commonwealth i in*. Hie Sarawak <Jear.vl.ip Co. itd. Vu UH|niha Or.rntai I ,n, ltd. "sjarsLTii i dsa t:;d r BAILWAYf rh led d lw^*"*-
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    • 559 14 i¥JL« (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) TOBA— Saturday, June 25. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. TOHlTl— Saturday, June 25. Pontianak. TOBOALl— Saturday. June 25. Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Tampoetih Tam-pat-Tinggi, Bengkalia and Bagan Si*Api-Api. BOELONGAN— Saturday. June 25. Singkawang and Pemangkat MAROS— Sunday. June 26. Prig] Rarija, Sapat, Tembllahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Pengalian-Estate and Rengat. BELAW AN— Sunday,
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    • 556 14 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE FOR HALIFAX, BOJSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York M.S. SILVERASH In Port June 27 Aug. 14 M.V. CINGALESE PRINCE July 4 July 9 Aug. 25 M.S. SILVERTEAK July 16 July 23
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    • 488 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AM> SOITII \>IKKI( fßio de Janeiro Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, DuTD.in, j u Cape To%n. Rio de Janeiro liinklj. Rig Grande and Montevideo Svunko Maru. Dakar via Durban. Cape Town Loblto. Matadi. Douala. Lagos. Gotonou. A<<r*. Takoradi, Port Bouet. Monrovia and Conakry Kanio
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  • 59 15 picture. THE COMBINED SERVICES TEAM who beat Johore S-nfl m the Maaya Cup match yesterday. A SERVICES' PLAYER IN POSSESSION during yestcrdav's Cup match at Anson Rocd. COMING UP Or THE COAL during the Sussex Cup polo match yesterday. UP FOR A HEADER during the Cup match
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  • 54 15 The following have accepted to play cricket for SC.C. vs. A PC. tcday at 2 p.m. at Paya Lebar: C. W. Auchmuty, A. Campbell, J. W. Ewart, A. Foster, M. Garden, A. J A. Goetzee, L. A. Hygate. W W I*wla, R F. \V. Leonard, L. V. Rolfe
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  • 334 15 Oldf ield's New Book London, June 1 1. "4 POLITER stumper was never known," writes Neville Cardua In a foreword to \Y. A. Oldfteld*! new book, *li hind the Wicket," ;\vl ich is published by Hutehinson "it must have been pleasure to out to him. "I was once itumpcd In
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  • 18 15 General opinion of experts, icatchtna th» Hhm Vniu. r
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  • 373 15 HEATING Miss M. Clarke, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, ,n the final of the women's open singes event m the V.W.C.A. lawn tennis tournament, yesterday, Miss E. Smith became sin^lrs pion for the seventh year m succession. Alter beginning rather shakily and I losing the
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  • 345 15 Nine Races On j First Day THE following are th( fliSt ri;iy tho rak mooting on Saturday. July Horses, Class I, l>i% (vi straight. SLraUiprllcr ..900 Gilded Y<»ulh t;i C»»v»doß 8 12 RcleMt r das 8 08 Ctfa 7 rj Silver Monk op Prohibit M Rurranrrr i>|l
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  • 61 15 ResulU Of Pl.i> Of |l > C.R C lawn t< nnis pen "A" Singles ll.indic.ip: Arthur Mm 30> boat Tan eh m Omrk i 5, G J < sinrlrs Handicap I)r Au lock '-?>(>• b ;*t MWBtd W. 30), 2. 6 I "A" Doubles l!;tndi< tp Pu.. I
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  • 61 15 The fol.owinK have been elected to !ay |©olball for the YMCA nnaian AHOfiltlOß OB M >nday, at d lv >m. on t^e Indian AMOCtftttOOJ iround: A Smith. A W Mlthell." Chai. 100 TUng. C Kanatuntf.i. C Ackrlli. 8. Orten. Tan Ciuan K i t Angus, Hodgson ;ind Thonf
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 729 15 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREWS CATHEI>KAL TRINITY II cun: G. 50 a.m. Holy Communion <.3J a.m. Matins. 8.00 a.m. Choral Eucharist 10.15 a.m. Sunday School 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon Holy Communion on Monday, and Fnuay at b a.m.; Holy Cominun on on Wednesday, (St. Peter A.M.) at 7 and 8
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    • 639 15 ca^ Pm> Cnln2 S^'tee fßroadThu: 6.00 p.m. Choir Practice. GEYLANG METHODIST EP*«COPAL (Junction of A, JujS^? Slms Avenne) Chine^Church: Pastor. Rev Urn Poh Sun: jo.oo am. Sunday School. Hokten,' 1 SCrViCe f Worshi P i n ts&r service f worsw p Preacher: Rev. E. S Lav vot°i°on P ai m
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    • 131 15 Diary Of Th<> HOTELS. kaffles Orchestral Concert al5 lo 9.15 p.m Dinner and Dance (formal) 9.45 p.m. to midnight. SEA VIFW HOTEL: Special Dinner and Donee. Entertainment provided lb> Don and Daily. OOCOANin GROVE Dinner and j Dr. nee. CINEMAS. CAPITOL: "Nothing Saerrd With Carole Lombard and Fredrick March. United
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  • 661 16 England Lose 3 For 31: Total 409 For Five At Close Of Play FIELD SCORES HAT-TRICK IN MALAYA CUP MATCH Services Beat Johore Five Goals To Nil REGISTERING their second Malaya Cup victory, ihc Combined Services beat Johore by the creditable margin of s—o5
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  • 692 16 Paynter Loses His Wicket For 99 HOME SIDE'S GOOD START IN SECOND TEST A SCORE of 209 not out by W. K. Hammond was iV the outstanding feature of the first day's play m the second Test match started at Lord's yesterday and was the main reason why Kn£«and\s total
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  • 182 16 The teams are Hammond. lane Verity, Hut ton. \mev. Wright, Bmrneit. Paj'nter. Compton. Mrich. Wellard. U STKAIJ i-'ingietoTi. Brown, Briiian, MeCabc, Ha .sett. Bailoock, Chipperfieid. Bamett. O'Reilly, McCormicU. Fleetwood -Smith. playing confidently m the «-l „>in;: .stages oi piety And th sy added 100 m iDO minutes. Hammond
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  • 80 16 Sweot Ceylonese. who went out favourite at 9 to 4 In the last race at Hunt Park on June 7 let down a backer. His <:i accumulator had grown to a litcle over £1,213 for investment on Sweet Ceylonese, but he Wtl beaten by a
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  • 63 16 Boston (JfO2£). JAPAN would we come the cnir-/ o/ aO> m etc team for the 19 1) 0 ympic Games m Tokto, said Makoto Den, publicity cacArmai for th panics, when interviewed m Boston. He said the war m ctiinn mould affect i h .c Games. He
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  • 311 16 County Cricket fOOD boa ling by fllßlia 1 v.hsi, ill Glam(.r;;n., first inninss i>:t»k si\ to.- 33 an 1 m the se. or.d 8 tor (»8, en. i bled Yorkshire to aeeva a nan ou win ftflavteg a declaration gamble, m the
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  • 79 16 According to a recent Issue Of the Cricketer, c. G. Tenner, lo»st season^; captain of the S.C.C. who is at pre-ent home on leave, bu had considerable success with the b3t and behind the ■tumpe m a tour cf Kent with the I
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  • 62 16 (From Our Own Corr?.;pondent Kuala Luaipur, Ju.ie. 'A. P. Suppiah became the first bldiatf to win the Ssljngor man's PtngtTW title when he beat J B. Bong today m straight sets In the fir.al G— i, 9-7. In the women's doubles Miss J. Greater and MktS P. Hawkins
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  • 133 16 Tim:, For Four-Barf .Matches I r. Our Own CVrr p:t.U. i. Kuala l.umpur. IaSM M< Starting time: f>r four-ball match* \s at th- B Celt Club on Sunday will be: a.m. 325 Plii'o. M I cnnaii Ottliam md Mackay. 3.nr> Fi ni {>>;.•,;. Maraden, Qreeii
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  • 85 16 V CC. straight BlOOtatf tics :«t pkived a.s below WEDNESDAY— Handicap— final X R. Olden II vs. inner ol P. Johnson 7« and m Mt»Yllk l F HIDA V— Open— Final M Me vile w M 8 l? >b njon. roujimm uhhmum SCC. entries are lavittd (lists on
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  • 24 16 Gordon Smith of Penana, will play li Kneller of s-:aford Heath m the British Opoii Coif Championship on July
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  • 39 16 Id the Lucifer Goifni: Society's meeting :u Walton Heath, f. Bagcri Malaya i 5< was a ji.int lourth with one up with three others. C, J Outhrie of Nigeria I io» won with nine up. Reuter
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  • 158 16 Seeded Player Beaten At Wimbledon THE BM surpriv <>t Hrn WlHMtd tournament orcurrcd yeaterd when the third day was «-om,il t.-i 1. glorious wcailur Ihe Yuko Mitio. who was set»ci»-d six I be«ttn m Hrn fourth round S*i>* Davis Cup plavr. Ma\ BU The Wmfm n I 6. I I
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  • 116 16 The J ill >i > i m «..-b S.C.C n [I I AM CU< or: o; M,. Q r^ Br^n hi t > bi pi <• IBC.C *1 Cp H R V.\ n H H Wil i n '^k:p». l' R >i< C. E Win IT. E. J
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 80 16 NO MORE CASTOR OIL •..•ith nasty smell and disagreeable taaia USE INSTEAD {&¥^>\ SWEET CASTOR OIL CHOCOLATES. \v^ v Won- Gripping, Non -Habit -forming. Sweet, Pleasant and l^^K. Effective Laxative and Purgative. HAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST T* STE or SMELL of CASTOR O!i. Tastes Only Like Chocolate. &f For Children
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